Branches & Locations

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The Embroiderers Guild, Victoria is a statewide organisation based in Melbourne with 12 active regional branches. Branch members all have access to Embroidery House and associated benefits, plus they also enjoy their own locally based monthly or weekly activities, classes, exhibitions, excursions, newsletters and more. 

Branches have formed strong bonds to learn from and support each other and are thrilled to have published a joint photographic book in 2023 titled 'Together 23'. Copies are at every branch and the EGV library, and we know you'll enjoy seeing our beautiful works.

Each branch invites you to join them at their meetings and gatherings. Experienced members willingly help beginners who are new to embroidery or particular types of embroidery.

Please click on the links below to see the exciting traditional and contemporary activities happening at our branches. 

Are you thinking of joining a branch? Please click here: Questions and Answers    IMG_0156 2

Welcome to our Albury/Wodonga Branch

About us

We are a group of about 60 members and as a group we are interested in many different forms of embroidery and needlework.

We have varying degrees of skills and capabilities and we celebrate the work of all our members.

There are talented members of our branch who are willing to share their skills and experience to teach specific techniques and types of embroidery.

Our group is a friendly, sociable one where visitors are made very welcome.

We run workshops, monthly classes and 'Sit and Sew' sessions.

An exhibition of our work is held every three years.

We hold retreats, where members may choose to stitch mystery projects, as well as occasional excursions.

 

Having fun and enjoying the company of other like-minded friends are our goals. Please contact us with any enquiries. We’d love to hear from you. 😊

 

Where we meet:

Mirambeena Community Centre

19 Martha Mews

Lavington NSW 2641

 

Branch Postal Address:

PO Box 49 Lavington NSW 2641

 

Meetings:

   We meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month, from 9.30 am - 2.00 pm (February - November)

   In January we have 2 consecutive 'Sit and Sew' days

•  Our Creative Play Group meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month, meeting at Albury Library Museum, where fabric and fibre are explored in a creative, contemporary way with no rules.

Contact:

President:  0413 923 129

Email:        aw@embroiderersguildvic.org

Instagram:

Take a look at some of the amazing work created by members of our branch at https://www.instagram.com/albury.stitchers/

 

             

           

                                            

               

 

Welcome to our Ararat Branch
 
We are a small group of enthusiastic ladies and men who practise and encourage a widely diversified range of handicrafts and embroideries. Our members are a mixture of experienced and beginner stitchers and we are more than willing to share our knowledge and skills. Throughout the year we hold many inhouse workshops and courses to expand our knowledge of our craft.  We would love you to come and join us for a cuppa, a stitch and maybe learn some new crafting skills.
 
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The Ararat Harness Racing Club
Blake Street
Ararat 3377
(behind Ararat North Primary School)
 
Branch Postal Address

PO Box 335
ARARAT  3377

Contact President: 0418579997

Email:  ararat@embroiderersguildvic.org

Meetings
Beginners welcome!
Sit and stitch days are held on the 1st and 3rd Saturday and the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, with three open meetings each year and one of these being the Annual General Meeting.
 
Classes

The Class Coordinator organises external and inhouse tutors throughout the year for varying handicraft and embroidery skill classes

Newsletters

Newsletters are produced on a monthly basis, keeping all members informed of upcoming events and helping to keep in touch with what’s happening in the guild community.  These are posted to members without email.

Although we are a small group of stitchers and crafters, we are delighted to have a varied skill set.  Come and join us and see what we have to offer.

Stitching Day Samples

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We meet at:

The Ballarat Bridge Club
1001 Eyre Street, Ballarat

 


The Ballarat branch welcomes all Guild members and visitors to our groups every month from February to November.

 
  • 1st Saturday of the month 10.30 am – 3.00 pm
  • 2nd Tuesday (Smocking & Beading) 10.30 am – 3.00 pm
  • 2nd Tuesday (Lace) 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm
  • 2nd Thursday (Everybody Counts) 7.00 pm – 10.00 pm
  • 3rd Tuesday (Sit & Sew) 7.00 pm – 10.00 pm
  • 3rd Thursday (Sit & Sew) 10.30 am – 3.00 pm
  • 4th Tuesday (Patchwork) day 10.30 am – 3.00 pm, and evening 6.30 pm - 9.30 pm
  • 4th Wednesday (Creative Group) 10.30 am – 3.00 pm
  • 5th Saturday (Patchwork) 10.30 am - 6 pm. Times may change during the winter.
 
Members share ideas, help others, work on their own embroidery, or participate in a project. There is a small attendance fee for meetings.
 
Workshops and classes are held in addition throughout the year.
 
An extensive library is available for members who may borrow any item of interest. It's a great resource for learning new techniques.
 
The branch publishes its own emailed newsletter in the first week of each month. Threadlines, the monthly newsletter of The Embroiderers Guild, Victoria, is also emailed to members.
 
All members are entitled to participate in any activities organised by Melbourne or by other branches.
 
The Ballarat branch showcases their members' work at a biennial exhibition and, in the alternate year, runs the Autumn Leaves Seminar with renowned tutors teaching various workshops.
 
The branch actively supports other community events with demonstrations and displays.

 

Contact via Email: ballarat@embroiderersguildvic.org

Postal Address:

P.O. Box 45W
Ballarat West 3350.

Other Meetings and Events:

  • Monthly Committee meetings
  • Three general meetings in March, July and November
  • Branch AGM on the 1st Saturday of May
  • Branch Biennial Exhibition, 2026.
  • Autumn Leaves Seminar 2025
  • Demonstrations and displays at community events

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Below are 9 samples that highlight our diversity.

 

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Welcome to our Bendigo Branch
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Welcome to the Bendigo Branch of The Embroiderers Guild Victoria. We are a large group of likeminded ladies who meet to share our interests and passions in all forms of embroidery. We have a display of members’ work and boutique items each month, as well as upcoming class examples to inspire everyone.

We produce a monthly newsletter ‘Golden Stitches’ listing our events and programs to keep all members informed.

We are all happy to share our skills and knowledge with each other and visitors alike,
so why not come and join us?

Our group was formed out of the 1972 Pen and Needle Group of The Embroiderers Guild Victoria, when our inaugural President, Dorothy Addlem (a Guild Member for over 50 years) met with Phyllis Toy, Mary Cail, Helen Burgess and Marj Orde to form a Guidance Group at the home of Phyllis Toy. By 1982 this group had outgrown the home meetings and moved to an external venue, where it continued to grow. On May 5, 1991 we became a Branch of the Guild and have prospered for more than 30 years.

We meet at:

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Old Marong Shire Hall
31 Adam Street, Marong
(Melway ref: 609 C3)
 
Branch Postal Address:
PO Box 2045, Mail Centre, Bendigo, 3554
 

Contact: President: 0404 947 177
Correspondence Secretary: 0418 552 499      

Email: bendigo@embroiderersguildvic.org

Monthly Meetings: Regular Progam

All meetings are held at Marong unless otherwise stated, with the exception of January

General Meeting – 1st Sunday of each month, 10am to 3pm

Boutique – 2nd Monday of each month, 10:30am to 2pm

Sit and Sew – 3rd Sunday of each month, 10am to 3pm

Bead Group – 2nd Saturday of each month (held in private homes)

Northern Sit and Sew – a yearly program of meetings held on either Wednesday or Thursday and in a different rural location, ie: Echuca, Rochester, Deniliquin

SPECIAL EVENTS:

Summer School – January each year

Winter School – each alternate July

Sewing Camp – in May and August each year

Market Day – November alternate year to the Exhibition

Bendigo Agricultural Show – sponsorship and promotion

Craft Alive - Promotion

Visitors are most welcome to attend. Come and join us. We look forward to meeting you 😊

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Welcome to our Castlemaine Branch
 
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Mount Alexander Golf Club
Wimble Street
Castlemaine
 
Branch Postal Address:
PO Box 156, Castlemaine, 3450
 
 
Contact: President 0412606291    Email: cmaine@embroiderersguildvic.org
 

Meetings: We meet on the third Wednesday (except January and December) from 10.00am to 3.00pm. At these meetings members sit and sew to work on individual and/or group projects. There are guest speakers, demonstrations and mini classes, a trading table and shared luncheons. 

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Visitors are most welcome to come and see what we do or sew with us whenever we meet. 

Guidance groups meet monthly: 

  • Counted Thread
  • Texture and Stitch (textiles and surface embellishment) 
  • PLUS: we provide
  • A comprehensive lending library covering all forms of stitching and textile art
  • Workshops, and classes
  • 'Needlepoints' a lively and informative monthly newsletter

For more information, download our Brochure

 

 
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Stitching and friendship

The EGV Flinders Branch is a friendly group of embroiderers with all levels of skill, enthusiasm and interest and we welcome all stitchers of any level or those on holiday in the area to join us.

Meetings: All Guild members and other visitors are welcome to join us every first Monday, third Monday and every fifth Monday  (if the month has a fifth Monday) of the month at the St. Marks Anglican Church Hall, Balnarring. 

We meet from 10am until 4pm for a full day of stitching.

We regularly invite tutors of various techniques to instruct us with their projects and we enjoy learning and sharing new techniques through classes, workshops and our Sit 'n Sew days.

We continue our stitching journey meeting monthly in a smaller Guidance Group in a private home in the Rosebud area (second Wednesday 9.30am - 12.30pm)

 
We meet at:

St. Marks Anglican Church Hall           

1 Balnarring Road,

Balnarring 3926.

Email: flinders@embroiderersguildvic.org

Branch Postal Address:
C/- PO Box 2126, ROSEBUD 3939
 
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Welcome to our Geelong Branch!

 

We meet at:

St David's Uniting Church Hall,

Corner of Aphrasia and Talbot Streets,

Newtown


Branch Postal Address:

PO Box 252, Geelong, 3220

Contact:      Email: geelong@embroiderersguildvic.org

 

Meetings:

Sit and Sew:  We meet from 10am to 2pm on the second Monday of the month.

At this meeting, we sew and chat, use our library and enjoy guest speakers. We sometimes have a 'taster table' where you can learn a new technique or stitch and we frequently have items for Show & Tell. Visitors and Guild members from elsewhere are always welcome.

 

Special interest groups also meet regularly: 

 

GeeBag (Geelong Book Artisan Group)
Second Saturday of the month: 9:30am – 12:00pm
Meeting at South Barwon Community Centre

Evening Sit & Sew Group

Third Tuesday of the month: 7pm - 9pm

Meeting at South Barwon Community Centre

Canvas work Group
Third Thursday of the month:  11am – 2:30pm
Meeting at South Barwon Community Centre

GeeTag (Geelong Textile Arts Group)
Second Saturday of the month: 1:00pm – 4pm
Meeting at South Barwon Community Centre  

Patchwork Group
Fourth Tuesday of the month: 10am – 2pm

Peg Hook Room, St David’s Church, Newtown

Slow Stitch Group 
Second Thursday of the month 10am - 2pm
Creatively playing with stitch.  Includes Boro, Kantha and Sashiko etc 

Meeting at South Barwon Community Centre  

Wyndham Vale Group

First Thursday of the month 10am - 2pm
Craft Room, Tarneit Skies Retirement Village, Tarneit  
Bring something to sew or join a group activity (bring needle and scissors) and lunch

The Bellarine Belles Group

Third Tuesday of the month from 10am to 2pm

Meet at a member’s home so please email first if you wish to attend    geelong@embroiderersguildvic.org

Ocean Grove Group

First Tuesday of the month from12noon to 3pm

Meet at the The Point Community Hub, Point Lonsdale

 

We also provide:

  • ‘Introduction to Embroidery’ sessions (Please contact us if you wish to join a beginners' session)
  • Classes in a range of techniques from beginner to advanced levels throughout the year 
  • A comprehensive library available for borrowing, covering traditional and contemporary embroidery and textile arts
  • Fun, friendship, and a stitch-supportive environment

For the latest events please click here to check our Blog: www.embroiderygeelong.org

 

 

 

For a list of classes available at Geelong Branch for 2025 please click HERE

To view a Gallery Page of images of Geelong Branch Members work please click HERE

To view details of our upcoming Branch Exhibition in September 2025 please click HERE

  

 

 

 

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Welcome to our Leongatha Branch
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                           Leongatha Branch is a friendly group of stitchers and visitors are always welcome.
 
Members' skills range from beginner to advanced, in a variety of techniques both traditional and contemporary.
 
We hold meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Uniting Church Hall, 16 Peart Street, Leongatha from 9am-2:30pm.  Morning Tea provided.  BYO Lunch.
 
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  • 1st Tuesday 9am - 2:30pm - Leongatha Uniting Church, 16 Peart St, Leongatha  VIC  3953
  • 3rd Thursday 9:30am - 2pm - Cape Paterson Community Hall, 637 Cape Paterson Road, Cape Paterson  VIC  3995
  • 4th Tuesday 10am - 2:30pm - Leongatha RSL Meeting Room, corner Smith Street and Michael Place, Leongatha  VIC  3953
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  In-house classes, taught by Branch members, are held regularly, as well as classes with visiting Tutors.
 
  Members' work is on display at Branch Exhibitions and Community Events such as Leongatha's annual Daffodil Festival.
 
 
Our most recent exhibition "Nature in all its Glory"                   image-20230824134623-8
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Contact:  President 0421 432 048
P.O. Box 46  LEONGATHA  VIC  3953
 
 
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For examples of some of our members work displayed at our recent exhibtion, please click on these links:

  


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Mildura Branch     

 

 

 

About Us

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* We love to sit and sew together and we value our supportive friendships. 😃

* It’s a safe haven.

* Amidst the happy chatter, members are generous and encouraging.

* We are excited to learn new techniques and to create textile artworks.

* We play with fabrics and threads to create traditional and contemporarytextiles.

* We are a mix of beginners and experienced stitchers and that’s fantastic!

 

Days

Wednesdays and Fridays (and some Saturday and Sunday afternoons)

Times

Approximately 9.30am-3pm ….and anytime in between.

We come and go as it suits each of us 😊

Venue

 

MADEC, 133 Madden Ave Mildura, Vic 3500 (opposite the RSL) & Hopetoun

Workshops

If we’d like to learn a type of embroidery, we simply ask.

We organise exciting workshops with in-house and visiting tutors who inspire us.

Summer School is popular! These can run for weeks to cater for all our members. Unusual themes include gourds, insects, steampunk, hyperbolic crochet, buttons and canvaswork.

Publications

 

Media

We publish many hard-cover photo books showcasing every members’ works and we’re always keen to share them

https://www.facebook.com/embroiderersguildmildura/

https://www.instagram.com/milduraembroiderersgroup/

http://www.embroiderersguildvic.org/

Newsletters

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Special Events

* Annual 3-day Retreat at Euston Club (accommodation or day visits)

* Annual Celebration - Afternoon Tea

* Biennial Exhibition – 3-day event in June in even years

Interested?

If you are interested in finding out more, you will be warmly welcomed and encouraged - whether beginning or experienced. Come and chat with us and we’ll meet you wherever you are on your stitching journey

Contact Us

 

Contact  0438 293 796                 

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or pop into MADEC to say hello 😊

 

Our members have many creative skills that we enjoy sharing, including ….

 

Slow Stitching

Patchwork-Quilting

Cross-stitch

Teneriffe Lace

Felting

Kogin

Steampunk

 

Stumpwork

3D Textiles

Basketry

Crochet

Applique

Needle Lace

Hyperbolic Crochet

 

Pulled Fabric

Sashiko

Crewel

Boro

Candlewicking

Tunisian Crochet

Canvaswork

 

Drawn Thread

Knitting

Dresden

Smocking

Silk Shading

Needle Weaving

Thread Painting

 

Hardanger

Goldwork

Surface Stitching

Rusting

Trapunto

Corn Pad

Multi-media

 

Click here to view a Gallery of our Members work.

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to our Mornington Peninsula Branch
 

We are a small branch but love getting together at our meetings to sit and sew, share a variety of embroidery techniques and enjoy each other’s company.

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Mt Eliza Community Centre
Canadian Bay Rd, Mt Eliza
 

Branch Postal Address:
PO Box 220, Mt Eliza Vic 3930

Contact: 0423 204 969 

Email: mornington@embroiderersguildvic.org

Meetings: We meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from February to early December and on 5th Wednesdays when they occur, from 9:30am until 3:00pm

Exhibitions: We hold exhibitions, usually every 2 years. Our next exhibition will be in September 2026.

Invitation: We are a very friendly group, so please feel free to join us at one of our meetings where you will receive a warm welcome.

Part of the end of year celebration last Wednesday at Mornington Peninsula Branch. Photo of some members admiring the Nativity Scene.  Made in 2011 by Mornington Peninsula  Branch members for a display at Beleura House, Mornington.

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Welcome to our North Eastern Branch
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The Masonic Centre
Appin Street, Wangaratta
 
Branch Postal Address:
PO Box 904, Wangaratta Vic 3677
 
 
Meetings: Our meetings include classes in both traditional and contemporary stitching, sit and sew, and a wonderful display, where members show and talk about their latest embroidery.  Beginners are very welcome at all our meetings! 
 
  • The Day Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month, from 9.30am to 2.00pm.
  • The Evening Group meets on the first Monday of each month from 6.00pm to 9.30pm at the Masonic Lodge. We sit and stitch, or work on a planned activity.
  • The Traditional Group meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 9.30am to 1.30pm, alternately at Wangaratta Masonic Lodge and Mulwala Lifestyle Village.

 

 

Welcome to our South Western Branch

About Us

  • our branch is one of fun, learning and friendship with like minded people
  • we are a very relaxed, friendly and caring group of skilled and amateur embroiderers catering for all levels
  • we pride ourselves on how we generously share our knowledge with each other
  • the importance of caring and ‘catch ups’ is very evident at our gatherings
  • members are welcoming, encouraging and supportive 
  • at workshops and guidance days, we enjoy exploring new techniques and endeavour to utilise the expertise of visiting tutors and our members
  • our comprehensive library contains a wealth of resources

Contact

 

Gatherings

  • Meetings
    • time and location published in the monthly calendar
    • General – second Tuesday of Feb (AGM), May, Aug & Nov at 7.00 pm
    • Committee – last Thursday of month at 3.00 pm
  • Sit & Sews
    • Warrnambool
      • Day – members’ homes, first & third Thursday, noon to 4.00 pm
      • Night – members’ homes, first & third Wednesday, 7.30 to 10.00 pm
    • Hamilton
      • Day – members’ arrangements, second & fourth Wednesday, 10.00 am to 2.30 pm
    • Portland
      • Day – Julia Street Art Centre, first & third Tuesday, 10.00 am to 3.00 pm
  • Guidance Days – Warrnambool West Primary School, last Thursday, 10.00 am to 3.00 pm
  • Stall Sewing Days – Warrnambool West Primary School, fourth Thursday (whenever the month has 5 Thursdays)
  • Exhibition – Biennial and usually held in February / March of each odd year
  • Workshops – arrangements occur for specialised tutors to come to our branch and provide classes

 

Membership

  • if you are interested in sewing, you will be warmly welcomed when you contact us
  • once joining our branch as a paid member (around $90 per year), you automatically become a member of Embroidery Guild Victoria

 

Communications

  • Facebook – South Western Branch, The Embroiderers Guild Victoria
  • Local Branch Newsletter – circulated, via email, monthly
  • Threadlines Newsletter – circulated, via email, monthly by The Embroiderers Guild Victoria
  • Website - https://www.embroiderersguildvic.org – Branches & Locations – South Western

 

Visitors

  • Visitors, both local or travelling, are very welcome to join us at any of our gatherings to help encourage the sharing of ideas and knowledge.
To view a Gallery page of images of South Western Branch members work click HERE
 
To view a audiovisual production of our Historic Embroideries please click HERE

Click on About EGV for details of regular meetings, stitching groups, classes and events based at our Head Office in Malvern.